Plowshare-frame.



A. HOLLENHOBST.

PLOWSHARE FRAME.

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IPLOIVSHARE-FRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed September 6, 1918. Serial No. 252,917.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, AUGUST HoLLnNr-ronsr, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Greenwald, in the county of Stearns, State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBlowshareFrames; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The invention relates to a plow share frame, and has for its primaryobject the provision of a device 'of this character, wherein any size,shape or style of lay or plow share can be clamped and held during theprocess of tempering the same and for the convenient dipping thereof inwater without any possibility of the warpingof said lay or share duringthe tempering.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a frame of thischaracter, wherein the construction thereof permits the assemblage ofthe sections of said frame and the placing and clamping of the lay orshare for the convenient handling thereof for the tempering and coolingof the same.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a frame of thischaracter, which is simple in construction, strong, du rable, eflcientin its purpose and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thefeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingand pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanyng drawing:

Figure 1, is a side elevation of a frame constructed in accordance withthe invention showing the share held therein.

Fig. 2, is a plan view.

Fig. 3, is a similar view to Fig. 2, looking toward the opposite side.

Fig. 4c, is a section on the line 4--4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5, is a perspective view of one section of the frame.

Fig. 6, is a perspective view of the other section thereof.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, A,

designates generally, a plow share or lay, adapted to be held within theframe which includes the sections B and C, respectively, for -temperingand cooling the share, the sections of the frame being hereinafter fullydescribed.

llhe section B, of the frame comprises spaced divergent side members 5integral at one end with a loop handle 6, while at the other end isintegrally formed an angular offset yoke 7 and in one of these sidemembers 5 are bolted or otherwise fastened, spaced bearing pins 8, andlikewise bolted or otherwise fastened in the other side member arespaced pins 9 which are of considerably less length than the pins 8 andagainst these pins rest the plow share or lay A to be tempered andcooled.

Section C, of the frame comprises spaced parallel side members 10integrally formed with a loop handle 11 which together with the sidemembers 10 are of substantially U- shape, while the free ends of theside members 10 are tapered and slightly inwardly converged to form yokeengaging extremities 12, the said members being prevented from spreadingthrough the medium of a cross brace 13 fastened thereto, and thissection C clamps the share or lay A between it and the section B so asto hold the share against warping during the tempering process while itis heated to red heat and on the cooling thereof by dipping the share orlay in water.

The eXtremities 12 of the section C engage in the yoke 7 and by pressingthe sections B and C together at the handle ends the share or lay A isclamped upon the pins 8 and 9 which are of the required length to seatthe share or lay accordingly to its conformation or shape.

On spreading apart the sections B and C, of the frame, the share or laycan be read ily removed.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of useof the share or lay will be clearly understood and therefore a moreextended explanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a pair of opened framesections, one frame being formed with an offset yoke and the other framebeing substantially U-shaped and having its ends removably engaged inthe yoke, and a plurality of seating pins carried by the side limbs ofone of the frame sections.

2. A device of the character described comprising a pair of opened framesections7 one frame being formed With en oset yoke and the other freinebeing substantially U- shaped and having its ends removably engaged inthe yoke, e plurality of seating pins carried by the side limbs of oneof the frame sections, and looped handles on the freine sections for thebringing of the seotions together or the spreading thereof When engagedWith each other.`

In testimony whereof, I aliX my signature, in the presence of twoWitnesses.

AUGUST HOLLENHORST.

Witnesses:

CARL SGHONHARDT, JOHN OLBERDING.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

